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BUSINESS

Lancashire contracts investigation ongoing after 20 months

By Dan Peters | 24 June 2015

Financial irregularities in the tendering of contracts by Lancashire CC continue to be investigat...

HEALTH

BREAKING: Pickup hired as LGA deputy chief executive

By Heather Jameson | 18 June 2015

Hertfordshire CC’s deputy chief executive, Sarah Pickup, has been appointed as deputy chief execu...

WHITEHALL

Business rates reform 'must not harm councils'

By Dan Peters | 17 June 2015

Council chiefs have warned business rate reforms must not have a negative impact on local authori...

FINANCE

Accounts should be of interest to local taxpayers

By Alison Scott | 03 June 2015

In all our professional lives there are areas of expertise and focus that we view as an essential...

FINANCE

Chief executives call for talks over DIP reforms

By Jonathan Werran | 20 May 2015

Council chiefs have urged the Government to repeal measures aimed at making it easier to dismiss ...

FINANCE

SOLACE seeks views on ethics code

By Dan Peters | 06 May 2015

Ideas about what should be in an overarching statement of ethics for senior public service manage...

FINANCE

Councils urged to be prudent when exploring derivatives

By Dan Peters | 05 May 2015

Councils thinking about dipping their toes back into the financial derivatives market have been w...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Ring-fenced fund 'could cut spending'

By Tom Bridge | 05 May 2015

A ring-fenced fund to support councils and other bodies redesign local services could reduce spen...

SOCIAL CARE

Will we hear an honest debate in the week before the election?

By Heather Jameson | 28 April 2015

Heather Jameson ponders if the parties will focus on winning the election by telling people what ...

WHITEHALL

Residents trust local politicians more than Whitehall

By Jonathan Werran | 28 April 2015

Local politicians are trusted twice as much as their Westminster counterparts to make the right r...

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Chief Executive

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Ebbsfleet Development Corporation

Assistant Director Strategy & Community Regeneration

£100,592 - £106,591 per annum

Premium jobNewcastle is a city fast gaining a reputation for its innovation and progress. Apply for this job

Newcastle City Council

Service Manager – Commercial Development

Up to £57,800 plus relocation package up to £8,000

We have two exciting opportunities to join our forward-thinking team. Apply for this job

Ashfield District Council